5 September 2020 · A sentence from the teachings of Rav Kook

„When one forgets the essence of one's own soul, when one diverts one'…”

„When one forgets the essence of one's own soul, when one diverts one's attention from gazing into the inner depths of one's own inner life, everything becomes mixed up and doubtful. And the primary repentance, which immediately illuminates the darkness, is that a person return to himself, to the root of his soul—and immediately he will return to God, to the Soul of all souls.”From Orot HaTeshuvah, 15, 10

Elul. Days of repentance. Days of accounting of the soul. We all ask ourselves what is the most important and greatest repentance that we need to do.

The answer to this matter is personal, subjective to each and every one of us, but Rav Kook gives the direction—to return to ourselves.

To be the best that **we** can be. To advance the world with the gifts we received from God, and to do so in the best possible way. To make a true repentance toward what we truly are.

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A good week

In memory of Michael ben David

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